serious; not joking; straight
offender; criminal; culprit
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
number one; first; best; most; game; round
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
too much; excessively; too
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations